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speak

verb
  1. To engage in spoken exchange: chat, confabulate, converse 1, discourse, talk. Informal: confab, visit. See words
  2. To direct speech to: address, talk. See words
  3. To express oneself in speech: talk, verbalize, vocalize. Idioms: open one's mouth (or lips), put in (or into) words, wag one's tongue. See words
  4. To talk to an audience formally: address, lecture, prelect. Archaic: bespeak. See words
phrasal verb

speak for
To serve as an official delegate of: represent, stand for. See substitute

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